A new phenomenon on the Irish music scene, Grace Wilde are a North Co. Dublin based band showcasing the music of singer songwriter Audrey Fay. Although elements of jazz, blues, soul, folk and rock can be detected, the songs are highly original and the voice is stunning.
Shankill Castle, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
July 4th & 5th
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Whelanslive is excited to announce it’s involvement with the Light Colour Sound Music Festival the 4th and 5th of July as part of it’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
In those 25 years Whelan’s has stuck true to its ethos of pushing Irish music and really encouraging young ventures. It brings to the festival it’s 25 years of experience and identity.
The inaugural festival has a stomping line up that holds its own the big festivals while keeping an almost all Irish line up. On the bill for this hotly tipped new festival of the year are over 110 acts including: And So I watch You From Afar, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Cathy Davey, Jerry Fish, Jape, Wallis Bird, The Riptide Moment, The Hot Sprockets, The Raglans , The Amazing Few, The Barley Mob just to name a few of the acts.
Quite simply, 23-year-old John Fullbright is one of the most exciting singer-songwriters to emerge this decade. His astonishing debut album ‘From the Ground Up’ (Blue Dirt Records/Thirty Tigers) features 12 original songs bursting with a musical and lyrical prowess that belie his youth.
Dublin outfit Spies have announced a headline show in Whelans on Saturday, August 2nd. Tickets priced at €12 go on sale tomorrow at 9am from ticketmaster.
One Horse Pony is a hard driving acoustic blues band based in Cork on the south coast of Ireland, featuring musicians from Ireland, France and the Poland. Their unique line-up of guitars, harmonica, double-bass, bodhrán
Comedic sharp-tongued raconteur and virtuoso violinist, Aindrias de Staic, meets the raw and dynamic Rock & Roll matador, C.R. Avery, for their select tour of Ireland.
Earthship is a five-piece band based in the west of Ireland, formed in 2011 by bassist Karl Clews, keyboardist Mark Farrelly, guitarist Eoghan Judge and drummer Bart Kiely.
Joanna Marie is a singer and songwriter from Dublin. Having taken a year out from her job as a health professional Joanna returned to college and received a diploma in songwriting from BIMM Dublin.
Colm Quearney, Graham Hopkins, Keith Duffy, Justin Carroll & Michael Buckley gather as often as poss, when not touring with other artists, to pay homage to the sound of Chicago Blues, 50′s R&B, New Orleans Blues.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club /// ZEBRA /// [Live Bands and guest DJs] w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free entry before 10:30pm).
Tickets €20 (limited to 4 per person) on sale Tue 24th June, 2pm available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] or at the box office on Camden Row (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings from WaV).
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As part of Whelans 25th Anniversary celebrations, Whelans are very pleased to announce a special one off intimate gig by the Frames on Monday 30th June. Since the early 90’s, Whelans has enjoyed some immense Frames performances and watched as the band has grown since the explosion of the single Revelate back in 1995 led to a string of sell out gigs and queue’s around the corner and down the street. The Frames have regularly sold out far bigger venues in Dublin but still come back to Whelans for the occasional gig. Recently Glen had his birthday party in our front bar where the invitees were treated to a full band performance. Glen has also gone onto considerable solo success with his Oscar win with Marketa Irglova for Falling Slowly on the Once soundtrack. The film which also starred the pair, also transferred very successfully to the theatre.
So June 30th is bound to be a magical night and another highlight in what is a very special year for Whelans.
TICKETS – SOLD OUT
€20 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings)
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie DJ from 11pm til late plus late bar
The Choir Invisible are a four-piece pop band in Dublin. With shades of ’60s French pop, jangly indie melody, shoegaze noise and the occasional suit, they’ve spent the past year making a name for themselves on the Irish live scene, as well as playing in the UK. They sing about escape and fantasy, about ticking time and about fast drives by clueless drivers at unreasonable hours. Their EP & singles have been spotted in Tokyo record shops, and have received occasional accolades from strange French websites.
The first half of 2014 saw the band opening for Codes in Whelans, Trouble Pilgrims in The Workman’s Club, as well as playing esteemed showcases, YouBloom, Retro Revival, and New Natives. They are currently gearing up for the release of their new single “Changing My Spots” on July 12th, with a headline slot in Whelan’s Upstairs.
“Keep an ear out for this lot” – Irish Times
“This band were clearly in love with their music and their individual instruments and there music was unique, gifted and powerful.” – dublinconcerts.ie
“[A] four piece band with jangly indie melodies and sounds remnant of The Smiths and The Cure.” – Goldenplec.com
TICKETS
€6 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings), ticket prices may vary when purchased from other outlets.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
The Ground Will Shake launch their second single Melmoth The Wanderer in Whelans (upstairs) next Thursday, June 26th. Support by the wonderful Lisa McLaughlin and RC Lo Fi. From 8pm
TICKETS
FREE ENTRY
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club /// ZEBRA /// [Live Bands and guest DJs] w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free entry before 10:30pm).
L/B/W are celebrating the joint-second grandest stretch in the evening with a gig upstairs in Whelans on Friday 20th June. L/B/W have been honing their funky electronic pop with the addition of tenor and alto sax of late and we’re happy to say that Cillian and Dina (aka Jazzmergency) will be joining us for our fourth outing in this particular formation.
L/B/W will be playing lots of stuff that they are currently working on for their album – portentously titled BOOM! – which is due to be finished by the end of the summer, including future earworms We All Partied, Big Time and Don’t Leave Me Hangin’.
Bear Coat will be joining L/B/W on the night, fresh from the releasing their first music to the outer world, the eminently hummable and thoroughly rollicking Black Hills.
LISTEN
TICKETS
€7
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
Dublin’s finest rock ‘n’ roll renegades The Minutes return following their sold out album launch in May in Whelan’s on the 9th Aug. This is a rescheduled date following a postponement due to illness in June. Tickets €15 (original tickets for June date still valid) from Ticketmaster and Whelanslive.com.
Deliver a high energy and enthusiastic performance whether it’s classic rock’n’roll, funky 70’s grooves, retro rock/pop, or cool classic contemporary songs. From early rock’n’roll /country, gritty 60’s rock, reggae, harmony-filled 70’s sounds, funk, soul, right up to today’s edgy modern pop/rock, we play all the favourites and more.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
A celebration of the music of Neil Young with Crazy Horse and Bob Dylan & The Band. With Niall Brennan, Al Browne, Dave Brennan, Andrew Brock, Alan Montgomery and Duncan Maitland.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
Colm Quearney, Graham Hopkins, Keith Duffy, Justin Carroll & Michael Buckley gather as often as poss, when not touring with other artists, to pay homage to the sound of Chicago Blues, 50′s R&B, New Orleans Blues.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club /// ZEBRA /// [Live Bands and guest DJs] w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free entry before 10:30pm).
Sisters are a new alt-rock band consisting of Andrew (drums), Aoife (bass/vocals) and Niall (guitar/vocals) from Limerick now based in London who have been working with Irish and London-based producer and recording engineer Alalal, Al O’Connor, who has worked with Mark Ronson, Paul Epworth, and Bruno Mars. They’ve been together since July 2012 and have just toured with Big Deal.
Sisters are very much a guitar band, they have a sound that draws from 80s and 90s alt-rock/noise-pop. ‘Hush Hush’ is the best of what they have to offer right now and it shows off a mix of those aforementioned eras with girl/boy harmonies. Prototypal young gun-slinging alt-pop. It’s released as a single on Just Pop on December 2nd.
**Tickets €16.50 incl. booking fee go on sale this Wednesday at 9am**
Glass Animals are pleased to announce they will play Whelan’s on Saturday 18th of October . Tickets €16.50 incl. booking fee go on sale this Wednesday at 9am from www.ticketmaster.ie
Well into it’s third year, Whelans Singer songwriter night ‘Song Cycle’ continues to offer a platform for local and non local acts to experiment, sing and share in the friendly informal setting of Whelan’s front window.
Suddenly then all of a sudden, the landscape of Irish traditional music seems to be shifting, with bands like The Gloaming and This Is How We Fly opening up an exhilarating world of textural and improvisational possibility to our old dance forms. Now comes the adventurous Ensemble Eriu, beautifully poised between jazz, trad and classical, with no sense of stylistic hierarchy or compromise. Co-led by bassist Neil O’Loghlen and box player Jack Talty, Ériu draws on an ambient, chamber palette of seven players, and the debut album has drawn effusive praise from discerning ears Like John Kelly, Jim Carroll and Nialler 9.
Percussionist Éamonn Cagney, accordionist Martin Tourish and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu are equally adventurous, breaking fertile new ground between Irish and African traditions, and a debut album from Treelan is slated for 2014.
TICKETS
€10 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings) and Entertainment.ie, ticket prices may vary when purchased from other outlets.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie DJ from 11pm til late plus late bar
Two Dublin bands, both exploring their own space between jazz and rock, both alumni of the acclaimed 12 Points festival that has its gaze firmly focused on pathways of creative European music.
After a fantastic reception at Down With Jazz festival earlier this month, welcome home again to singer Lauren Kinsella. She has made quite an impression since moving to London a few years back, notably winning the prestigious Kenny Wheeler prize in 2013. Named for a line in Yeats’ Under the Moon, Blue-Eyed Hawk features serious London talent in trumpeter Laura Jurd, guitarist Alex Roth and drummer Corrie Dick. A debut CD on influential label Edition is slated for later this year, but they’re already making waves on the UK festival scene with wide eyed, panoramic music, anchored by Kinsella’s exhilarating way with words.
With Clang Sayne, Laura Hyland also occupies the space between song and improvisation, redefining jaded definitions of the singer/songwriter. The Wire describes her debut release Wonderlands as ‘exhilarating in its refusal to conform’, and she co-opts singer Judith Ring and drummer Matt Jacobsen for this Whelan’s set.
Selk is a new departure for jazz and hip hop drummer Dennis Cassidy, fusing with Anna Jordan’s ethereal voice and keys to create an intimate, quietly insistent sound world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8aNsaUtP_I
TICKETS
€10 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings) and Entertainment.ie, ticket prices may vary when purchased from other outlets.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie DJ from 11pm til late plus late bar
As teenagers, north London-based producers Tom Clarke and Sam Ricketts played in metal bands and were also into post-rock. While attending separate universities, they got into electronic music
IMNDA proudly presents KODALINE and special guests live for two exclusive & intimate concerts in Whelans, Wexford Street on Wednesday July 2nd and Thursday July 3rd.
IMNDA proudly presents KODALINE and special guests live for two exclusive & intimate concerts in Whelans, Wexford Street on Wednesday July 2nd and Thursday July 3rd.
The Statics are throwing a Summer Soiree aka Free Gig, yes FREE, for all their fans new, old, young, bored, and those who haven’t grown ears yet. It’s a chance to say thank you for all the support so far and start off the summer as they mean to continue it. Great summer vibes and even better music all in the one venue.
Join them on Thursday 19th June 2014 at Whelans Live Main Venue to kick off the summer and provide you with the sounds to keep you dancing.
The Statics are a Dublin four piece (from all over) creating jangling indie-pop with echoes of The La’s, The Beatles, The Coral and the Arctic Monkeys. In the last 8 months The Statics have played alongside Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Duckworth Lewis Method (both Dublin and Belfast) and The Mighty Stef in addition to many gigs around Dublin city.The Statics are creating a strong following within the Dublin scene and beyond building on the success of their debut single ‘Alone’ which was picked up for radio play on 2fm, Spin 103.8, 98fm and was in heavy rotation on Phantom FM.
A busy summer lies ahead but for now The Statics have their sights set on June 19th in Whelans.
What people are saying about The Statics:
“I love it when a young talented bunch of reprobates leap forth from a rip in the time/space/pop continuum and remind us all of how it’s done. Effortless pop takes a lot of effort – The Statics make it look and sound effortless. Their name may imply that they’re happy to stay where they are, but this gang of four are only beginning a great musical journey that we should all happily follow them on. Long live The Statics!” – Thomas Walsh (The Duckworth Lewis Method & Pugwash).
“The Statics write damn fine melodic pop songs…. We highly recommend you see this band live and defy you not to have a good time.” – Stephen Byrne, Goldenplec.com
“It’s been a while since hearing a band like this, too long in fact, There’s is heart warming indie-goodness played with energy and a refreshing honesty and conviction, not to mention an overwhelming ability to get you moving” – Barry Gruff Music Blog
TICKETS
FREE ENTRY
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
Bloody Mondays release their new EP ‘Belong” and to celebrate will be playing upstairs in Whelans on the 11th of June.
Supporting us on the night will be Future Phantoms , Low Level X, Pierce Fleming.
Free admission, €5 2D CDs, €7 3D CDs + Glasses
T-Shirts also available on the night!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Brn8vaiaA
TICKETS
Free Entry
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Silent Disco from 11pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free before 11:30pm, €5 after] plus Late Bar.
Dublin Blues Cartel formed a year and half ago, after a long association. They began playing every Monday in the Leeson Lounge, playing mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll
Dublin Blues Cartel formed a year and half ago, after a long association. They began playing every Monday in the Leeson Lounge, playing mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll
Colm Quearney, Graham Hopkins, Keith Duffy, Justin Carroll & Michael Buckley gather as often as poss, when not touring with other artists, to pay homage to the sound of Chicago Blues, 50′s R&B, New Orleans Blues.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club /// ZEBRA /// [Live Bands and guest DJs] w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free entry before 10:30pm).
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos